Kirby Puckett vs. Rick Sofield — Career Comparison

Kirby Puckett
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Rick Sofield
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Kirby Puckett posted the stronger offensive profile against Rick Sofield. Kirby Puckett posted stronger numbers in OPS (.843 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .295). By the career numbers, Kirby Puckett had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kirby Puckett and Rick Sofield

Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
183.19
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
678
600
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7244
555.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
612
541.59
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2304
176.53
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
149
131.86
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
124.58
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
111
98.23
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
31.72
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
22.12
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.37
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.54
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
15.86
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
51.95
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
38
33.63
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1180.81
90.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
61.35
54.29
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3453
264.56
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
209
184.96
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2810
215.3
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
195
172.57
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1071
82.06
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
83.13
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
58.41
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1949
149.33
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
126
111.5
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236.06
94.71
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
63.79
56.45
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
4.29
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
34.48
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
38.94
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.51
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
965
73.94
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.78
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
8.12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.76
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.62
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.44
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.08
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.96
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
5.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.85
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
16.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.81
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.81
63.81
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37

Fielding Stats for Kirby Puckett and Rick Sofield

Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.19
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
1.04
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.03
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4392
2.7
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.34
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.09
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Rick Sofield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4586
2.82
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.48
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
2.79
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.42
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
97.53
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.657
2.657
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.15
86.15
Kirby Puckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.02
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sofield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0